Reports
Understanding Homelessness in Oxford County
Rural Barriers to Domestic Violence for DASO
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Rural Barriers to Domestic Violence for DASO
Human Trafficking-Background Research for DASO
According to the United Nations and the Government of Canada, incidents of human trafficking are on the rise and no community is immune.
Domestic Abuse Services Oxford (DASO) hired Social Planning Council Oxford to complete background research on a community response to human trafficking in Oxford County.
The report was intended to answer the questions: what is the most effective community response to human trafficking? and what key key elements should a community response to human trafficking include?
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Human Trafficking: Background Research on a Community Response in Oxford County March 2019
Fact Sheet on Predatory Lending Dec. 2017
The Social Planning Council – Oxford is committed to providing the citizens of Oxford County information and education to improve the well being of all members of our community, as in this case, about income inequality. Alternative financial institutions, often called payday loans, engage in predatory lending practices. This report is designed to provide information about predatory lending and the effects of alternative financial institutions on vulnerable populations in Oxford County.
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Fact Sheet on Predatory Lending Dec. 2017
Living Wage Campaign 2017
Living Wage is Not Minimum Wage
A living wage is not the same as the minimum wage, which is the legal minimum all employers must pay. The living wage reflects what earners need to have a basic but acceptable standard of living, based on the actual costs of living in a specific community. The living wage is calculated as the hourly rate at which a household can meet its basic needs, once government transfers have been added to the family’s income and deductions have been subtracted.
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Living Wage Report Dec. 2017
Wellbeing Defined
The Canadian Index of Wellbeing defines wellbeing as “the presence of the highest possibility of quality of life in its full breadth of expression focused on but not necessarily exclusive to: good living standards, robust health, a sustainable environment, vital communities, an educated populace, balanced time use, high levels of democratic participation, and access to and participation in leisure and culture” – (Canadian Index of Wellbeing, 2016).
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Addressing Hunger in Oxford County
Published in November 2016 by the Social Planning Council Oxford, and funded partly by United Way Oxford, Addressing Hunger in Oxford County: Exploring Needs, Strengths, and Next Steps is a study of the food system in Oxford County, specifically focusing on how it supports individuals in our community who lack consistent access to adequate, safe, and nutritious food that meets people’s dietary and cultural needs, as well as their food preferences.
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Addressing Hunger in Oxford County
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Youth Voice Report: Mental Health & Suicide
Published in September 2016 by the Social Planning Council Oxford, and funded partly by the Time 2 Change Minds (T2CM) Fund through the Canadian Mental Health Association Oxford County Branch and Woodstock Hospital. The Youth Voice Report: Mental Health & Suicide thematically outlines the issues that have come to the surface in the ways suicide, mental health, and related topics are confronted by our youth. View the full report here:
Youth Voice Report: Mental Health & Suicide
A summary fact sheet of this report can be found below:
Challenging the myths: Refugees in Canada
Published in February 2016 by the Social Planning Council Oxford. A special thanks to the Peel Newcomer Strategy Group for allowing us to adapt their publication. To view the publication, click the link below.
Challenging the myths: Refugees in Canada
Food for Change: From Charity to Dignity
Published in December 2015 by the Social Planning Council Oxford. A special thanks to the York Region Food Network for allowing us to duplicate their 2013 publication, with slight modifications. To view the publication, click the link below.
Food for Change: From Charity to Dignity
How are Oxford County residents REALLY doing? A report on wellbeing in Oxford County
Released in June 2014 by the Social Planning Council Oxford, and funded by the Woodstock & Area Community Health Centre,How are Oxford County residents REALLY doing? A report on wellbeing in Oxford County explores the eight domains of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing with local data. Feedback from community discussions is included in the report.
Transportation in Tillsonburg: Getting There
Released in March 2014 by the Social Planning Council Oxford, Transportation in Tillsonburg: Getting There includes a community overview, existing transportation services, the financial and social costs related to a lack of transportation, examples of transportation solutions, and recommendations for the community.
Trends in Oxford County: Food Security
Published in May 2013 by the Social Planning Council Oxford. To view the publication, click the link below.
Trends in Oxford County: Food Security
Age Friendly Housing, Norwich Township
Published in February 2013 by the Social Planning Council Oxford. A special thanks to the Township of Norwich Health Visioning Committee for their assistance with this publication. To view the publication, click the link below.
Age Friendly Housing Norwich Twp
Suicide in Oxford County
Published in November 2012 by the Social Planning Council Oxford. A special thanks to Oxford County Public Health & Emergency Services, Woodstock Hospital, Woodstock Police Services, and the Ontario Provincial Police for their assistance with this publication. To view the publication, click the link below.